The Columbus Dispatch tweeted on Friday that the newspaper would place “crying Sidney Crosby” masks inside their Sunday paper so that Columbus Blue Jackets fans could wear them to the playoff game that evening.

The original tweet read, “#CBJ fans, make sure you pick up Sunday’s Dispatch. You can get a #SidTheKid mask to wear to Sunday’s #PITvsCBJ game @NationwideArena.”

The tweet included a photo of a caricature of Crosby with tears running down his face and “Sid the Kid” written on his helmet.

(Photo Credit: Twitter/Columbus Dispatch)

Aaron Portzline, who covers the Blue Jackets for the Columbus Dispatch, tweeted around 9:30 a.m. Saturday that the paper would not be distributing the masks.

According to Portzline, Dispatch editor Alan Miller said, “We heard the response and we are not going to print it. We appreciate the input from hockey fans.”

@DispatchAlerts editor Alan Miller: “We heard the response and we are not going to print it. We appreciate the input from hockey fans.”